Eastbourne Eco Action Network
@ecobourne.bsky.social
Eastbourne Eco Action Network CIC - facilitating cross-community collaboration to deliver a carbon-neutral Eastbourne by 2030. www.ecoactioneb.co.uk
Climate Change role is phased out and re-branded as Climate Resilience. So now spending money on the effects of global warming not doing anything about reducing it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform council moves to ditch 2050 net-zero target in East Sussex
Council leaders submit a policy that "resets" existing climate commitments to a scrutiny committee.
bbc.co.uk
With heating costs going up again... here is a chart for East Sussex as to what are the best steps . Insulation , Plug in solar and Tariffs are at the top 🥇
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Octopus Energy plug-in solar sells out in a fortnight as UK energy bills soar
Octopus Energy has revealed that its plug-in solar panels have sold out in the UK as demand from households has increased dramatically, just weeks after the kits were legalised in the co...
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To remind everyone @eastsussexcc.bsky.social ,have had for over 10 years , projections of a 10% reductions of car journeys to using bus/walk/cycling, along this Hailsham to Eastbourne corridor - A2270 . !! Nothing has EVER been achieved !! www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/...
New Aldi store and care home in Polegate approved on appeal
The planning appeal for the proposed new supermarket at Eastbourne Road, Polegate has been allowed by the Government's Planning Inspectorate.
sussexexpress.co.uk
The incoming ‘super’ El Niño will create chaos around the world. And we are far from ready for it | Bill McGuire: One of the biggest upheavals in a millennium is on its way, strengthened by the climate crisis. We need leaders who make things better not worse If you think you have heard en...
The incoming ‘super’ El Niño will create chaos around the world. And we are far from ready for it | Bill McGuire
The incoming ‘super’ El Niño will create chaos around the world. And we are far from ready for it | Bill McGuire: One of the biggest upheavals in a millennium is on its way, strengthened by the climate crisis. We need leaders who make things better not worse If you think you have heard en...
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Heatwaves hit the Sunday roast: why the RHS says cauliflower is off the menu: Charity urges gardeners in England to swap thirsty brassicas for drought-tolerant crops They are an integral part of the British Sunday roast – but cauliflowers are now going to be off the menu, according to the...
Heatwaves hit the Sunday roast: why the RHS says cauliflower is off the menu
Heatwaves hit the Sunday roast: why the RHS says cauliflower is off the menu: Charity urges gardeners in England to swap thirsty brassicas for drought-tolerant crops They are an integral part of the British Sunday roast – but cauliflowers are now going to be off the menu, according to the...
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"People are really mad and however mad you are, it’s not enough. Because there is something so profound about no longer believing in the future, about seeing no value in our shared home, in the natural world. They’re traitors to creation.” www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...
Naomi Klein: ‘Extreme wealth has a deranging effect. It turns you into a supremacist’
She’s tackled neoliberalism and the digital world, now the writer and activist is taking on tech billionaires. She explains how the super-rich are capitalising on climate and financial chaos in pursui...
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Global warming is set to cross 1.5°C, pushing climate risks and impacts to increasingly dangerous heights, a new UNEP report warns. Predicted impacts include extreme weather and threats to human health and economies.
It's not often you can pinpoint real, positive change a journalist has caused. But as Turkmeni sources state, @dpcarrington.bsky.social's persistent and probing coverage of this issue has been critical to a change of policy, with massive implications. Big congrats www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Breakthrough’ as Turkmenistan starts fixing ‘mindboggling’ methane mega-leaks
Secretive state begins repairs on ageing facilities after being revealed as worst country for leaks of potent greenhouse gas
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A considered and balanced article on Birmingham's plans to set 20mph as the norm for its streets. www.highwaysindustry.com/birmingham-2... "Birmingham’s move also shows how speed policy is shifting in local government." #20splenty4people
Birmingham 20mph roads plan: city sets new default speed
Birmingham 20mph roads will become the standard on all local routes under a new city vision, shifting speed policy from one-off schemes into network management.
highwaysindustry.com
‘Never seen this level of objection’: Scotland pushes back against datacentre boom
‘Never seen this level of objection’: Scotland pushes back against datacentre boom
Holyrood ‘inching towards moratorium’ amid concerns over massive proposed developments in Auchtertool and beyond
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Great crowds at #Airbourne but what was the carbon footprint for visitors getting there? ecoactioneb.co.uk/airbourne-tr...
Airbourne Travel Carbon Footprint 2026 - Eastbourne ECO Action Network
Introduction Eastbourne Eco Action Network (EEAN) Transport Group in 2026 has once again undertaken a survey of the carbon footprint of the audience, going to and from Airbourne, which is also referre...
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Not enough using Public Transport at Airbourne due to heatwave bournefreelive.co.uk/struggling-t...
Struggling to get to Airbourne – 42 per cent came by car
bournefreelive.co.uk
I grew up there and It’s shocking to hear places i know so well in the news in rhia way … but everywhere and everyone is in the front line www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It’s due to climate’: the people of Stourbridge on the town’s wildfires
Thursday has been described by residents as ‘horrendous’, ‘distressing’ and ‘one of the scariest days of my life’
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“Tracks are buckling in Sweden. Highways are cracking in Germany. Commuters are sweltering in airless train carriages across the world’s fastest-warming continent.” “Europe’s transport systems were engineered for a climate that no longer exists” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/w...
As Europe Gets Hotter, Its Transportation Systems Struggle to Cope (Gift Article)
The continent’s railways and roads “were engineered for a climate that no longer exists,” one expert said.
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Climate change and the subsequent drought is changing our perception of nature | Oak Bear
When the sea comes up the river
Climate change and the subsequent drought is changing our perception of nature
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Spot the difference. We didn't 5x the Cycleways network in London overnight. It took vision, hard work, & the conviction to invest in green infrastructure - often in the face of vocal opposition. In 2016, we had 90km of Cycleways. Now we're at 450km. That's progress. And we're not stopping there.
On September 6th, we’re bringing community #solar to #Eastbourne, starting with #Langney ward, giving local people the power to harvest their own energy from the sun just like plants do. Oh, and we’re going to help them plant lots more food too for their community fridge. Free event, all welcome.
Great to see yet another strong month for EV sales - up ~50% from July 2025 - with sales now over a 1/4 for the year-to-date, above what's needed to hit ZEV mandate targets. Despite what industry says, the ZEV mandate is working. The Government should stand firm. www.reuters.com/business/uk-...
UK July EV sales beat mandate path, New Automotive data shows
Battery electric vehicle registrations in Britain jumped 49% in July from a year earlier, taking more than a quarter of the new car market and running ahead of the zero-emission vehicle mandate pa...
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For “economic growth in every postcode” to go from being a promise to reality, National Highways surely needs to start investing in local connections that make a tangible difference to communities throughout the country. transportactionnetwork.org.uk/national-hig...
As Big Oil cashes in on the Iran war ... ... people are voting with their feet > New solar panels in Great Britain at 15-year high as fossil fuel costs soar www.theguardian.com/environment/...
New solar panels in Great Britain at 15-year high as fossil fuel costs soar
Boom in solar farms and home installations in first half of 2026 began shortly after start of US-Israel war against Iran
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A little reminder to make the most of the summer evenings. 📸: Adam Mellor
A small Antarctic sea-ice extent update. For the first time this year, sea-ice extent measured more than 3 standard deviations below the 1991-2020 average. That's about 1-in-777 purely by chance, or about 100% purely by human fuckery.
Our discussion on why governments fiddle while the world burns. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQat...
Europe is BURNING - why are politicians not acting?
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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How muchwill the bus lanes improve bus journeys bournefreelive.co.uk/opinion-how-...
Opinion: How much time will the Bus Lanes save in Eastbourne?
bournefreelive.co.uk
If everyone received a Universal Basic Income with no strings attached, what would you do with it? Re-post with your answer, then join the conversation in the comments. We're curious to hear what you'd do. basicincomeaction.org/sharables/6a...
As a regenerative farmer puts it: "with temperatures exceeding 38C for weeks on end, everything is breaking down. I’m expecting yield losses of at least 50%, or even 70%, for certain crops, such as soya. We’re no longer heading for a crash — we’re already there" www.ft.com/content/c528...
European heatwave wiped €2bn from value of grain crop, analysis estimates
France and Hungary worst hit by lost production of maize and wheat
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